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Julius Caesar

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Julius Caesar
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Hartley
SeriesShakespeare in Performance
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9781526139443
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
General
Illustrations 15 black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 7 May 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Julius Caesar presents a performance history of a controversial play, moving from its 1599 opening all the way into the new millennium with particular emphasis on its twentieth- and twenty-first-century incarnations on stage and screen. The book tracks the play's evolution from being a play about the oratorical skill of noble Romans to its recent manifestations as a dark political thriller. Chapters in this theoretically savvy and global study consider productions such as Orson Welles's groundbreaking examination of European Fascism, Joseph Mankeiwicz's Oscar winning 1953 film, politically complex productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and shows from around the world which interrogate their own cultural and educational context as well as pressing contemporary concerns such as the reach of mass media. -- .

Author Biography

Andrew James Hartley is Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte -- .